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A modest fall in a year of meaningful changeAssociated British Foods has had what many investors might politely call a "transition" year. The shares are down 9.33% over the twelve months to 1 May 2026, lagging the FTSE 100's 21.36% advance over the same …

A 73% gain that reflects a complete corporate makeoverAnglo American has not so much had a year as undergone a corporate metamorphosis. Over the twelve months to 1 May 2026, the shares are up 73.38%, comfortably outpacing the FTSE 100 and re-rating the company …

A trust born of a high-profileMergerAlliance Witan is one of the FTSE 100's youngest names, even though its constituent parts have been around for well over a century. The trust was formed on 9 October 2024 by combining the long-running Alliance Trust and WitanInvestmentTrust …

Ares Management has pulled in close to $20bn of freshCapitalin the first quarter of 2026, with the bulk of new money flowing into its privateCreditFranchiseand pushing totalAssetsunder management deeper into the hundreds of billions of dollars. The result, disclosed alongside the firm's quarterlyEarnings, is …

NatWest has delivered a robust start to 2026, reporting operating profit before tax of £2bn for the first quarter, up from £1.8bn in the same period last year and just ahead of analyst expectations. Attributable profit of £1.43bn beat consensus of £1.34bn,Earnings-per-share/">EarningsPer Sharerose 15.5 …

The headline figures are striking. Amazon's capex budget for the year is expected to reach around $200bn, more than any of its megacap technology peers. Alphabet has guided to up to $185bn for the year. Meta has lifted its capex plans to a range …

The decision removes the 10 per cent baselineTariffthat has applied to Scotch whisky imports under the broader US-UK trade arrangement put in place in 2025, and unwinds a separate set of restrictions linked to the trade in wooden barrels used to age both Scotch …